ALL meanings of babesia
ba·be·sia
B b - noun babesia any of several species of parasite that affect humans and animals, esp Babesia bigemina, which causes fever in cattle 3
- noun babesia (microbiology, epidemiology) a genre of hematozoa of the family Babesiidae that invades the erythrocytes of living organisms such as humans; piroplasma. 1
- noun babesia any protozoan of the genus Babesia, certain species of which are parasitic and pathogenic for warm-blooded animals. 1
- noun babesia (microbiology, epidemiology) Any of the hematozoa of the genus Babesia that invades the erythrocytes of living mammals, notably including cattle and humans, causing the disease babesiosis. 0